Government organizations

Licensing options that align with the way government organizations acquire software licenses

Programs for government organizations

Volume Licensing has government licensing offerings for all sizes of eligible organizations with special pricing and terms
to better align to the way government organizations acquire software licenses.

Get the same benefits as Open Value for Government with lower up-front costs. This program provides access to Microsoft
software licenses for the term of the agreement through subscription-based licensing. A one-year Open Value Subscription
option is also available for eligible government customers.

Software AssuranceMicrosoft Software Assurance is a comprehensive maintenance offering that helps you get the most out of your software investment.
It combines the latest software with phone support available 24 hours a day, partner services, training, and IT tools that
help customers deploy, manage, and migrate software.

Get the same benefits as the Enterprise Agreement with lower up-front costs with the subscription option. Includes access
to Microsoft software licenses only for the term of the agreement through subscription-based licensing. Software Assurance
is included.

The Microsoft Products and Services Agreement (MPSA) consolidates all your purchases into one simplified agreement with
purchasing for Online Services and software. The Purchasing Account structure gives you flexible purchasing options and more
control of how you purchase. Software Assurance is optional.

If the MPSA isn’t an option for your organization, you can use Select Plus to acquire Microsoft software licenses and services
at any affiliate or department level, while realizing advantages as one organization. Select Plus offers the flexibility
to acquire licenses as needed, a single agreement with no specific end date, and a single Lead Affiliate customer ID to streamline
account management. Software Assurance is optional.

Cloud Services for Government

For government organizations, Microsoft Enterprise Agreement, Microsoft Products and Services Agreement, and Open Programs offer the ability to add Online Services
purchases to your agreement, so you can transition to the cloud at your own pace through your existing agreement.

Software AssuranceMicrosoft Software Assurance is a comprehensive maintenance offering that helps you get the most out of your software investment.
It combines the latest software with phone support available 24 hours a day, partner services, training, and IT tools that
help customers deploy, manage, and migrate software.

Eligibility

Buy or renew

Ready to buy or renew a Volume License agreement? Depending on your location, take the next step outlined below:

United States and CanadaContact your Microsoft reseller. For more information, or to find a Microsoft reseller near you, call the Microsoft Sales
Information Center at (800) 426-9400. In Canada, call the Microsoft Resource Centre at (877) 568-2495.

Educational institutions

Licensing options to put software in the hands of educators and students so they can interact, collaborate, and learn

Programs for educational institutions

The Academic Volume Licensing program that is best for you depends on the size and type of your institution and how you
want to acquire Microsoft licenses and Online Services. There are two types of programs: subscription and perpetual.

Subscription licensingSubscription licensing gives you rights to use the products that you license—plus covered upgrades and downgrades—over the
license period. Subscription licensing is great for institutions that want:

Access to the latest technology at the lowest upfront cost

The convenience of counting people or computers once per year

Easy compliance by knowing all users or computers are licensed for the year

Automatic Software Assurance coverage

Perpetual licensingIn perpetual licensing programs, you purchase the software licenses, so your organization has rights to the software after
the licensing term ends. Perpetual licensing is great for institutions that want:

To own their software licenses

Transactional-based purchases of licenses in specific quantities

Optional Software Assurance coverage

Eligibility

The following types of educational entities are typically eligible to purchase through Microsoft Academic Volume Licensing
programs:

Get Genuine Windows Agreement for Academic

If you discover counterfeit, pirated, or any software improperly licensed on your PC, help is available. The Get Genuine
Windows Agreement for Academic (GGWA-A) is a cost-effective way for qualified academic institutions to fully license their
Windows operating system software on existing PCs running Windows. For help determining whether your Windows software is
genuine and properly licensed, contact your Microsoft reseller or visit the
Microsoft How to Tell website.

Health organizations

Licensing options for technology to help your organization support patient health and safety

Programs for health organizations

Get the technology that will help your organization support patient health and safety, whether it is on-premises software
or Online Services. Volume Licensing programs are tailored to your organization's size and needs, making it simple to predict
and manage license purchases.

Office 365 is available to commercial, government, and academic health organizations through the Enterprise Agreement and
Open Programs, and to nonprofit organizations through Open License.

Get the same benefits as Open Value with lower up-front costs. This program provides access to Microsoft software licenses
for the term of the agreement through subscription-based licensing. A one-year Open Value Subscription option is also available
for eligible government health customers.

Get the same benefits as the Enterprise Agreement with lower up-front costs. Includes access to Microsoft software licenses
only for the term of the agreement through subscription-based licensing. Software Assurance is included.

Acquire Microsoft software licenses and services at any affiliate or department level, while realizing advantages as one
organization. Select Plus offers the flexibility to acquire licenses as needed, a single agreement with no specific end date,
and a single Lead Affiliate customer ID to streamline account management. Software Assurance is optional.

Software AssuranceMicrosoft Software Assurance is a comprehensive maintenance offering that helps you get the most out of your software investment.
It combines the latest software with phone support available 24 hours a day, partner services, training, and IT tools that
help customers deploy, manage, and migrate software.
Learn more about Software Assurance

Eligibility

To get started with Volume Licensing, determine the business type of your health organization. Microsoft offers:

Commercial licensing for privately run health organizations.

Government licensing for any government organization or institution that:

Microsoft Corporate Citizenship works with nonprofit and other nongovernmental organizations to provide them with affordable
access to technology.
Learn more.

Open License for NonprofitsEasy to understand and administer, Open License for Nonprofits* is flexible enough to meet the needs of a broad range of
organizations. After an initial order of five or more licenses, you can reorder as few as one license, so you order only
what you need. Choose from a wide selection of licensed products and acquire them from any approved Volume Licensing reseller.

You receive license confirmation information electronically and can quickly and easily view your license purchase history,
so there's never any question about which licenses you own. Your organization gets even more value, more manageability, and
more assistance with optional Software Assurance.

* Not available in all countries/regions

Software AssuranceMore than an upgrade, Software Assurance can help your organization get the most value from up-to-date technology by providing
a powerful combination of productivity benefits, support, tools, and training. Software Assurance offerings available under
Open License for Nonprofits are the same benefits as those available under commercial Open License agreements.